Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-09-17
WATER. CARSON AND THINGS.

We are pleased to learn from the Car.
son Appeal hat the gentlemen who last
Winter tried to grab Lake Tahoe and all
of its tributaries had not the remotest
idea of lowering the water in the lake.
Instead of diminishing, they were abb
solutely going to increase the supply.
Good boys.
And the Tribune says also that we
don't know what we are talking about.
Much obliged, Mr.. Tribune, for the COM
pliment. We took the language of the
bill for it, and the bill said that all OF
the waters of the lake and the feeders
thereof were given in perpetuity to a
corporation composed of certain indi'
viduals, who are, no doubt, prone to the
same weaknesses of the flesh as the rest
Of mankind, with the power of diversion
and conversion for irrigating and other
purposes. That was the drift and scope
of the measure.
Now let it be understood distinctly
that We are for irrigation; for utilizing
every drop of available water in the
State; for turning Lake Tahoe and all OF
its tributaries on the desert and waste.
places of Western Nevada; for even
allowing corporations and private enter
prise and capital to help in these great
things and important undertakings, pro-
vided land here is where the bill is de-
f~ective) other interests are respected and
the proper safeguards are thrown around
the rights of the people. That is all.
And as to Carson. Why we love Car
son with the ardor of youthful enthusi-
asms and patriotic devotion combined.
We have stood in the breach for Carson
and her people more times than she did
any notable standing in for us. But we
care nothing for that; We love her still.
Ours is not a passion of a day; it is fol
time and e~ternity-for keeps, as it were.
And who is it that can resist Carson's
charms? The most beautiful city the
sun ever shone upon; the proud capital
of our prouder Commonwealth; the
spacious grounds and magnificent public
buildings Especially Jake Klien's Brew.
ery); the whole business, is fair to look
upon and altogether lovely-more lovely
than any other spot in the State or on the
face of the habitable globe for that mat
ter; and what we are saying goes if Reno
hears it. No, indeed; we are not against
Carson or any of her surroundings or
Environments, material or social, only we
have sometimes thought that her powers
of discriminating between the very good
and the very bad; between friend and
foe, were not as acute as they should be,
considering that every man in the burg
is a statesman, ~equalled nowhere on
earth, save at Reno. I'VE are bound to
draw the line and divide honors some.
where. There will be no kick coming to
the Riverside town after this recogni.
ton of her prowess. She is a RATHER in
the direction named But to get back
to Carson. We repeat that we want her
to blossom and bloom all over; we want
her to be still more beautiful as well as
prosperous and happy; we want her to
have every drop of water she can get,
and reclaim every acre Of desert land
she ian; we want her even to have
water in sufficient quantities to avoid
the necessity of taking her whisky
straight; in short, if it were Carson and
not a private corporation that wanted
Lake Tahoe, we should say amen to it.
even though it raised a great Interstate
question between Nevada and California
and overthrow the Monroe doctrine.
That's the kind of Carson man we are.
We are for Carson right, but for Carson
right or wrong. Bring on your bill
turn loose the food gates, beloved Car
son thirsteth, and we haven't it in our
heart of hearts to offer her a stone when
she hankereth after a mint julep.